EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES

It’s true. Early detection does save lives—maybe even your life.

Saving lives is the goal of Washington State’s Breast, Cervical & Colon Health Program that provides free breast and cervical screening and treatment and colon cancer screening to low-income people in our state.

More than 51,000 women in Kitsap, King, Clallam, and Jefferson Counties have benefitted from screening mammograms, Pap tests and colon cancer screenings since 1994.

CONSIDER THESE FACTS

Low-income people are less likely to receive cancer screening, due to costs, so are more likely to find cancers at later stages.

Mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early when it is most treatable.

Invasive cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer, thanks to the effectiveness of the Pap test.

WHO’S ELIGIBLE FOR MAMOGRAMS AND PAP TESTS?

Females, ages 40 through 64;

Income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level;

Limited or no health insurance;

Women between the ages of 35 and 39 with a breast symptom can be enrolled in the program if they meet the income and insurance status outlined above.

Colon health screening is also available for men and women ages 50-64.

QUESTIONS?

To learn more about the program—and screenings in Kitsap County—call us at 360-728-2235.